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A light-skinned woman with waist length light brown hair sits in a darkened lab looking down on the sample plate in her hands, clad in blue gloves, which is lit from below.

Jessica Lewis: Proteins Changing Her Perspective

BY Aubrey Johnson, April 11, 2023 10:19 PM

Jessica Lewis (MMBIO ’24) uses her passion and curiosity to delve into the building blocks of life itself. As a PhD student, she's learned to appreciate the details, celebrate her relationships, and reflect on the progress she's made as a person and as a scientist.

Martin performs in situ hybridization—a process of staining sections of RNA with fluorescent green dye. She studies Kaede, a photoactivatable fluorescent protein, expressed in the optical part of fish brains. If exposed to light, Kaede photoconverts from green fluorescence to red—so Martin works in the dark.

Annalie Martin: Germinating a Passion for Scientific Education

BY Grace Christensen, April 11, 2023 05:50 PM

Annalie Martin (CELL) grew up in a family that encouraged curiosity, propagated the value of education, and cared for the welfare of others. Her parents example instilled in her a desire to study science and use her education to improve the lives of others through research and teaching.

A woman in a gray sweater reaches for a yellow-green container on a wire shelf.

Doreen Cabrera: A Legacy of Science and Outreach

BY Shannon Haddock, April 10, 2023 12:35 PM

Doreen Cabrera, a biology PhD student, is leaving behind a legacy through her research and through her efforts to mentor students—especially women and minority students.

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Exercise Made Just For You

BY Grace Christensen, April 04, 2023 12:08 PM

Have you ever walked into a busy gym and immediately felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of machines? How do you know which workout will benefit you the most? It may be tempting to turn around, walk out the door, and head back home to bed. Luckily, with the help of student wellness adjunct professor Jessica Collins, BYU students discovered a more effective way to personalize the prescription of exercise.

A light-skinned woman with waist-length dirty blonde hair pulled back in the braid sits on the edge of a boat looking over a lake with mountains in the background.

Going Great Lengths to Save the Salt Lake

BY Aubrey Johnson, March 31, 2023 03:02 PM

What started as a student research project on the Great Salt Lake turned into a report making national headlines. Karoline Busche worked with thirty-one coauthors to help Utahns know how to protect the Great Salt Lake from disappearing.

Aubrey Moedl (left) wearing a dark green short sleeved blouse stands next to Nathan Steed (right) wearing a navy blue corduroy button down with long khaki pants.

Exploring Catharanthine's Effects on Alcohol Addiction

BY Grace Christensen, March 30, 2023 04:55 PM

What if the cure to alcohol addiction could be found in a pill? BYU students Nathan Steed (Neuroscience '23) and Aubrey Moedl (Neuroscience '23) presented their research on treating alcohol addiction at the College Undergraduate Research Awards.

Opening Doors: Juliette Ball, BYU’s 2023 Student Employee of the Year

BY Nicholas Rex, March 20, 2023 12:12 AM

Many titles come to mind when describing Juliette Ball, but the most important one to her is learner. “Most sticky situations I find myself in are a result of forgetting my call to learn—from my experiences, from God, and from the wonderful people in my life,” she says. “Regardless of any other status I may gain and lose over the course of my life, I hope I always remember to learn.”

Two white young adult women stand on either side of a medium-sized white poster with line graphs. The poster is titled "Epilepsy, Vascular Risk Factors, and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults" the Cardiovascular Health Study"

Promoting brain health requires more than reducing seizures

BY Paige Sherwood, January 30, 2023 10:39 AM

Epilepsy, a neurological disorder involving seizures, is most prevalent among those 70 and older. Public health professor Evan Thacker and his colleagues researched cognitive decline among individuals with epilepsy and a vascular risk factor in order to improve brain health for those suffering with epilepsy.

Four workers stand before large walls of red brick stacked atop orange soil. Two workers carry large stacks of red bricks on their backs while two workers heave bricks onto their backs.

Brick by brick, breath by breath

BY Kaigan Bigler, January 23, 2023 11:18 AM

Nepali brick kiln workers fire and make bricks for twelve hours a day, breathing in crystalline silica that scars their lungs. BYU students Esther Erickson and Mariah Taylor used travel grants given by generous donors to learn more about the air the kiln workers breathe and how it affects their lungs.

Under water, student Ainsley McMullin is shown wearing snorkeling gear and carrying a fishing spear. She swims towards the reef floor. A trail of bubbles streams from her snorkel.

Maintaining Molokai: Data Collection and Reef Restoration

BY Angela Larson, January 04, 2023 02:56 PM

BYU biology students collect data on local vegetation while researching coral reef restoration on the Hawaiian island of Molokai.

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